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Flame Retardant Industry: Using Tobacco Industry Tactics to Promote the Asbestos of Our Time

Michael Green | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Environment, Big Tobacco, Asbestos, Tobacco, Fire Retardants, Health, Flame Retardant Chemicals, Chicago Tribune, Flame Retardants, Fire Retardant Chemicals, Green News
Michael Green

The Chicago Tribune found that the three leading makers of fire retardant chemicals have for decades used deception and phony "citizen's groups" to mislead the public, legislators and regulators about the efficacy and safety of their products.

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How Mayor Daley Boosted His Pension Payouts By Thousands

Chicago Tribune | Jason Grotto | Posted 05.02.2012

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Two years into his reign as Chicago's longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley took advantage of the state's convoluted pension system to significantly...

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Surprising Share Of Young People Are Struggling To Afford Basic Needs

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Video, Young Adults, WSL Strategic Retail, Living at Home, Gap, Chicago Tribune, Student Loan Debt, Youth Unemployment, Student Loans, American Eagle, Business News

Can't afford basic needs? Odds are you’re a millennial, according to a new survey. One quarter of millennials, or the generation aged 18 to 34, a...

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TribLocal Announces Partnership With Journatic, Changes To Local Coverage

Posted 04.23.2012

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The Chicago Tribune's hyper-local online and print division, TribLocal, announced big changes stemming from a Tribune Co. investment in Chicago-based ...

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Hugh Hefner Says Goodbye To Chicago

AP | Posted 04.23.2012

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CHICAGO (AP) — Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner is officially bidding Chicago goodbye. Hefner penned a column for the Chicago Tribune thankin...

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Who Has the Buying Power? Women, of course

Caren Osten Gerszberg | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Adult CHocolate Milk, LA Times, Binny's Beverage Depot, Women and Alcohol, Drinking Diaries, Women and Drinking, Skinnygirl Margaritas, Chicago Tribune, Global Spirits Wine, MIchael Binstein, Women News
Caren Osten Gerszberg

Next time you find yourself out to dinner and the waiter hands your man the wine list, show him who's really boss.

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Comptroller Allegedly Embezzled Millions To Fund Horse Breeding Business [UPDATE]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Embezzlement, Meri-J Ranch, President Ronald Reagan, Video, Department of Human Services, Dixon Illinois, Horse Breeding, Municipal Bankruptcy, Harriette Walters, Rita Crundwell, Chicago Tribune, Slidepollajax, Business News

Municipal budgets around the country have been squeezed tight in recent years, and a city official in one town allegedly exacerbated those financial w...

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Is That Smell Really Skunk? Chicago Columnist On Seasonal Aromas

Posted 04.03.2012

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This time last year, the pungent, recognizable smell of skunk permeated Illinois more than usual. That may happen again this season, but for differ...

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Tribune Broadcasting: No Deal Reached With DirecTV

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

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NEW YORK (AP) — DirecTV Inc. subscribers in 19 U.S. markets have lost access to certain programming, after Tribune Broadcasting said it failed to re...

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The Board of Education's Circus Act Doesn't Help Kids

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 04.16.2012

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Kenzo Shibata

The December 14th takeover of the Chicago Board of Education meeting by parents and educators was at the first meeting after CPS announced its desire to "turnaround" ten schools. Immediately following, there was blowback from the mainstream media.

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Tribune Defends Candidate Endorsements, After Sun-Times Ducks Out

Posted 01.24.2012

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The Chicago Tribune on Tuesday published an editorial stating that, despite the Sun-Times' Monday announcement that they would cease making candidate ...

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Level the Playing Field for Consumers

Lisa Madigan | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Chicago Tribune, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Barack Obama, Chicago News
Lisa Madigan

A recent Chicago Tribune editorial expresses concern for the future well-being of every financial company -- from payday lenders to big banks -- now t...

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PETA To JPMorgan Chase: Give Us O.J. Simpson's Foreclosed Home

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Video, HoneyBaked Ham, Peta, Jamie Dimon, Chicago Tribune, OJ Simpson, Nintendo, OJ Simpson Trial, Vegetarianism, Super Mario, Business News

In a strange turn of events, an animal rights group is turning to the chief executive of a big bank for help. They want O.J. Simpson's house. Peop...

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Tribune Bankruptcy Case Like To Extend

AP | Posted 02.29.2012

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Media company Tribune Co. likely won't emerge from bankruptcy protection until at least this summer. Tribune,...

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Sam Zell, Tribune Co. Chief, Sues Shareholders

The Hollywood Reporter | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Tribune Lawsuit, Los Angeles Times, Newspapers, Tribune Company, Chicago Tribune, Tribune Bankruptcy, Sam Zell Lawsuit, Tribune Company Bankruptcy, Sam Zell, Media News

His suit argues that the chairman of the media company should be paid along with other creditors should a court rule that his buyout of the firm was a...

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Celebrating a Virtually Forgotten Media Maestro

David Tereshchuk | Posted 02.02.2012

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David Tereshchuk

December's days are to dwindle down to year's-end, and I'm already into holiday time's mental excursions. They're taking me off-road a bit, into the b...

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Tribune Co. Agrees To Pay Former CEO Up To $725K

AP | Posted 01.23.2012

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Tribune Co., which is working to emerge from bankruptcy protection, has agreed to pay former CEO Randy Michaels up to $725,00...

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Cities And Schools, Struggling For Revenue, Get Creative With Ad Space

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON and ROBERT RAY | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Video, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Sun-Times, Advertising, Great Recession, Bank of America, Chicago Tribune, Collegeinvest, Chicago River, Business News

CHICAGO — Seven vinyl banners draped this month along one of Chicago's most iconic bridges, advertisements some have dubbed "a visual crime" and...

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Tribune Bankruptcy Plans Rejected By Judge

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 01.01.2012

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WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge on Monday rejected Tribune Co.'s plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection, along with a rival plan from diss...

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Former Tribune CEO Arrested For DUI In Ohio

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A veteran media executive and former Tribune Co. CEO has been charged with drunken driving in southwest Ohio. Middletown pol...

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Finalists Announced, Voting Opens, For Coveted Goulet Award

Dr. Abraham Froman | Posted 12.11.2011

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Dr. Abraham Froman

After more than 500 nominations, the American Mustache Institute (AMI) today announced 21 finalists and opened voting for the 2011 Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award.

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Tribune Pulls 'Doonesbury' Cartoon Mocking Sarah Palin

Posted 11.12.2011

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Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury" comic has been pulled from the Chicago Tribune this week because, according to the newspaper's editorial staff, its conte...

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Behind the Scenes With Rick Kogan and Chicago Live!

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 10.18.2011

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Elysabeth Alfano

More than theatrical, Chicago Live! takes a magnifying glass to the details of our city and brings the wonder of a major newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, to life.

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Making a Difference: August Is Immunization Awareness Month

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Polio, Rotary International, Cdc, Senior Citizens, Charity, Children, Polio Vaccine, Itzhak Perlman, Chicago Tribune, Immunization, Children's Health, Seniors, Vaccines, Back to School, Impact News
Lisa M. Dietlin

With children and adults going back to school in the fall, many schools require immunizations to be up to date in order to enroll. The purpose of Immunization Awareness Month is to promote the benefits of immunization.

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LA Times Announces Layoffs

AP | Posted 09.26.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Times laid off another round of employees Wednesday as its parent company, Tribune Co., wades through bankruptcy protec...

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